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\n September 2025,\n Simon & Schuster\/Saga Press,\n 224 pp <\/p>\n\n

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A cozy debut science fiction novel by National Book Award\u2013winning writer William Alexander, this story of found family follows a planetary courier training adolescent androids in a solar system grappling with interplanetary conflict after a devastating explosion on Earth\u2019s moon.<\/b>
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\r\nCaptain Tova Lir chose a life as a courier rather than get involved in her family\u2019s illustrious business in politics. Set in humanity\u2019s far future, hiring a planetary courier is essential for delivering private messages across the stars.
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\r\nEncouraged by friends, Tova begins mentoring baby bots, juvenile AI who are developmentally in their teens, and trains them how to interact within society essentially becoming their foster mom. Her latest charge, Agatha Panza von Sparkles, named herself on their first run from Luna to Phoebe station. But on their return, they encounter a derelict spaceship and a lurking assassin, igniting a thrilling chase across the solar system.
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\r\nTova and Agatha\u2019s daring actions leave Agatha\u2019s mind vulnerable, relying on Tova\u2019s former AI pupils for help. As Tova starts gathering her scattered family around her, she is chased through the solar system by forces who want her captured and her family erased. This debut science fiction novel by National Book Award\u2013winning author William Alexander is a must-read for fans of Becky Chambers and Ursula K. Le Guin. Lovers of poignant science fiction, where the bonds of found family, the evolution of AI, and the building distrust of centuries of bias, come together in this visionary look at humanity\u2019s future.<\/p><\/div>\n\n \n\n

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